Vegas Wineaux

As a former art major (among others), I’ve always had a full appreciation of fine arts.  Although today’s modern definition sometimes pushes the meaning of “art,” I am not going to quibble on the minutiae.  This is my interpretation of what art is, all seen through the lens of my DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera.

History

I was an art major in High School, and spent a summer at Moore College of Art.  However, I was persuaded to go into a “safer” area of study, which at that time meant Business Studies.  Boring, but it made my mother happy.  I had something I could “fall back on” in life.

During the time I was in college, a friend introduced me to SLR photography, and I was immediately hooked.  Unfortunately, SLR photography can be a very expensive hobby, and over the years, my hobby went fallow as real life made other demands.

Today!

Fast forward to modern days.  While learning a DSLR is akin to learning a new computer language (and I know a couple), it is still, obviously, quite doable.  I am still learning the fine points of my DSLR, but with a greater sense of joy than I ever had with my film SLR.  There’s one reason for that: film.  For the cost of a couple of rolls of film and processing, I am able to take literally hundreds of shots on a small memory card and pick and choose what I want to keep.  I was blessed with an “artist’s eye” and it is still functional after all of these years.  Composition, lighting, angles, etc., still fascinate me today as much as they did years ago.  The gallery here, I feel, reflects that.

In addition to being a “photography buff,” the art itself draws me.  One of the reasons I was accepted at Moore College of Art was because I was a good artist. Unfortunately, a broken arm damaged my fine motor skills, and I lost a lot of my dexterity.  With that being said, my photography has opened up a new world of art for me through Photoshop, the world’s premier image manipulation program.  What that means is that while I have a wonderful collection of “regular” photographs, I feed my artist’s soul through Photoshop.  It is an incredible experience for me; I’m finally able to produce results that I thought I’d never be able to see again.

Future

So how does this fit with Vegas Wineaux?  If you’ve been on the Vegas Wineaux site recently, you’ll see a new style of photographs on my wine reviews.  That style is (at least for now) my signature look – using my own photos – for all upcoming wine reviews.  Yes, even the videotaped ones.

The Gallery will not only display my art photos, but many others as well.  My love for vintage cars will have an outlet on one of the galleries as I photograph, Photoshop, and showcase my work on this site.  Of course there will places, travels, events, and more featured here as well.  I’m able to indulge my love of wine and art in one location.

Who knows what the future may bring?  Competitions are on the horizon, as is some national publicity.  And who knows … A real Vegas Wineaux gallery?  Hmmm…

Legal – Copyright

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Contact

If you have questions, comments,recommendations, or are interested in purchasing a photograph, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  Because of the need to preserve server space, the images shown here are a much lower resolution than in their printed form.  Printed out, they’re awesome!